Legacy series #1: Asianna Penelope Galvez Ardiente Some love stories are meant to heal. Others are meant to ruin. Being the daughter of public servants, Asianna Penelope Ardiente has spent her life walking the straight path---where justice is absolute, and the law is never questioned. But all it takes is one man to shatter everything she thought she knew. Ruzzel Hades Tuazon is a name spoken in whispers, a shadow lurking behind the country's most powerful crime syndicate. As the heir to an illegal empire, his world is built on deception, blood, and power---everything Penelope has been taught to despise. Yet the more she tries to stay away, the more she is drawn to him. Falling for him is more than just a mistake. It's a betrayal of everything she stands for. But how do you fight against the one person who makes your heart race, even when you know he could destroy you? In a world where love and sin collide, how far will she go before she becomes his favorite crime? 01/01/2024 06/14/2024

ALLUSTREA MEN Series I: Josh Gabriel Heraldez When his sister died after giving birth, walang choice si Bas kundi ang alagaan ang pamangkin niya sa murang edad. Napalaki naman niya ito ng maayos dahil sa pagsusumikap niya. Her niece, Edeline, grew up to be a loving and bubbly child. Maayos naman ang buhay nila kahit papa'no. Until Josh Gabriel Heraldez entered the picture. Kapatid raw ito ng walanghiyang lalaki na nang-iwan sa ate niya habang pinagbubuntis ang pamangkin niya. In other words, pamangkin rin nito ang pamangkin niya. And he wanted to take care of them by bringing them to the Allustrea. He said that Edeline was in real danger dahil sa kaaway ng pamilya nito. Wala siyang choice kundi ang sumama dahil hindi naman pwedeng basta na lang niya ipaubaya ang pamangkin sa mga ito. At alam rin niyang hindi niya kayang protektahan ito. But Josh was too hot to handle. He was domineering but gorgeous as fuck. His charisma was too irresistible, his stares were deadly and dangerous. And Bas found himself falling for the dangerous beast. He had to remind himself na hindi sila mag-asawa at hindi nila anak si Edeline. Pocha, hind siya pwedeng ma-carried away! Nagbabahay-bahayan lang sila! Hind siya pwedeng ma-fall! But something happened. Something really hot and passionate. One night, they shared more than just a kiss. Pag dating ng umaga, pwede kaya siyang mag-assume? You know, kahit konti lang?

When her longtime boyfriend proposes to her, Nari does not seem happy. She rejects him, hoping he would understand. But two years, seven days, three hours, five minutes, and thirty seconds later, Nari enters a church and watches him get married to someone else. *** At 21, Nari Miranda graduates from college wanting to complete her bucket list-being independent, visiting the US, traveling Europe, and adopting a dog-so when Benny, her longtime boyfriend proposes and surprises her with a house-their own house--she doesn't feel right. Until she follows the first thing she thinks of that moment: she rejects him. Nari hopes that everything will still be okay between them, but seeing Benny with another girl becomes too much for her. Feeling broken, she goes to a bar to drink her pain away and meets Preston, the man she always coincidentally crosses paths with, not knowing her life will take a whole new different turn. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish COVER DESIGNED BY: Louise De Ramos

Sa kanyang pagbibinata, may mga taong gigising sa natutulog niyang pagnanasa-isang init na unti-unting lalaganap sa kanyang pagkatao, mahirap pigilan, at lalong mahirap takasan. Samahan natin ang ating bida sa kanyang paglalakbay sa mundo ng tukso at pagnanasa. ______________________________________ BABALA: KUNG IKAW AY HINDI PA LABING-WALONG TAONG GULANG O MAS MATANDA, ANG KWENTONG ITO AY HINDI NAAANGKOP PARA SA IYO. ANG KWENTO AY MAY MGA TEMANG SEKSWAL, KARAHASAN, AT IBA PA NA HINDI ANGKOP SA MGA BATA.

From strangers to friends. From friends to close friends. From close friends to lovers. When Joey met Psalm, she didn't think that they'd ever be together. Paano ba naman, ex niya ang best friend nito! Psalm had seen her at her lowest, and she didn't think that there's a possibility of them being together... Pero habang tumatagal, mas lalong napapalapit ang loob niya dito. But how could they be together if he couldn't trust her? Trust... parang isang maliit na bagay lang, pero kapag wala sa isang relasyon, hindi mo alam kung hanggang kailan magtatagal.

(Game Series # 7) Jersey thought that her life's already as good as it's gonna get... Wala naman siyang karapatang magreklamo-pasalamat pa nga raw siya 'di siya pina-abort ng nanay niya nung nabuntis siya ng tatay niya. Pero araw-araw din naman sa kanyang pina-mukha 'yun... Hanggang isang araw, napagod na siya at lumuwas na sa Maynila. Bahala na. Kahit wala siyang kilala roon, kahit hindi niya alam kung saan magsisimula. Basta mahalaga, malayo na siya sa nanay niya. Pero mali pala siya... maling-mali. Sa Maynila, nandun lahat ng mapagsamantalang tao. Sa Maynila, nandun lahat ng manloloko. Sa Maynila, nandun lahat ng manggagamit sa kanya... Gusto niya nang mawalan ng pag-asa. Mabuti na lang dumating siya.

Dalawang dekada na sa show business si Alice De Dios. Hindi man halata sa kaniyang pisikal na hitsura ay malapit na siyang mag-thirty-six. But she was still single. Katunayan ay natanggap na niya sa kaniyang sarili na tatanda siyang mag-isa. She was contented and happy being single. Hanggang sa makilala niya si Aki na kahit mas bata sa kaniya nang pitong taon ay bumuhay naman sa mga emosyong akala niya ay matagal nang wala sa loob niya. At dahil magkapitbahay pala sila ay madalas silang nagkakasama. He said he was a struggling music composer and she was his muse. It was the sweetest thing a man ever told her. At nang unang beses na iparinig ni Aki kay Alice ang composition na ginawa nito na inspired daw sa kanya ay naluha siya. At that moment, she realized that she would fall for him. Pero maraming bagay ang humahadlang sa nararamdaman ni Alice. Marami siyang lihim. At masyadong nakatuon sa kaniya ang mata ng madla. Subalit hindi ang mga eskandalo ang mas gumulat sa kaniya kundi ang tunay palang pagkatao ni Aki. The moment she learned who he was, she knew he was going to leave her soon...

[highest rank #1 in ROMANCE] May mga ginawang pagkakamali si Andrea noon na naging dahilan kaya naging estranged siya sa kanyang pamilya. Pero isang araw sumulpot sa apartment niya ang kakambal na si Veronica. Humingi ito ng pabor. Magpanggap daw siyang ito at mag stay bilang guest sa bahay ng lalaking gusto ng parents nilang pakasalan ni Veronica. Dahil may ipinangako itong kapalit, pumayag siya. Unang kita pa lang ni Andrea kay Denver Vallejo alam na niyang napasubo siya. He was the most beautiful but also the most intimidating man she had ever seen. Even when he was rude and arrogant, she could not deny the sexual tension between them from the moment they met. Unang pagdidikit pa lang ng mga katawan nila, muntik na niya makalimutan na substitute lang siya ng kakambal niya. Hindi intension ni Andrea na maging physically intimate kay Denver. Mas lalong wala sa plano na maging emotionally attached siya rito. Pero paano niya iyon maiiwasan kung gabi-gabi silang magkatabi sa kama? Kung sa haplos at halik nito natagpuan niya ang comfort na matagal na niya hinahanap? Sa kabila ng warning bells sa utak niya, hinayaan ni Andrea ang sariling mahalin ito. Alam niyang masasaktan siya kalaunan. Kasi oras na malaman ni Denver na niloloko niya ito, siguradong kamumuhian siya ng binata.